In anticipation of the Dollar General Bowl between Ohio and Troy at 7 p.m. CST Friday at Ladd-Peebles Stadium, AL.com has been counting down the bowl through the years, concluding today with the 17th game:

Quarterback Favian Upshaw wasn't the starter for Georgia Southern in the GoDaddy Bowl on Dec. 23, 2015, but he sure was the finisher. Upshaw ran for four second-half touchdowns as Georgia Southern won its first bowl appearance 58-27 over Bowling Green at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile.

"We're very happy to be part of history," Georgia Southern interim head coach Dell McGee said, "and Georgia Southern is going to play in many more bowls in the years to come."

Upshaw earned the game's Most Valuable Player Award as he ran for 199 yards on 12 carries.

Kevin Ellison started at quarterback for Georgia Southern and directed three first-half touchdown drives, including consecutive scoring series to close the half after the Eagles fell behind 20-9. Ellison made a miraculous escape of a sack on a fourth-and-5 snap to throw a 31-yard touchdown pass to Montay Crockett. The wide receiver's first catch of the season completed a 92-yard drive that gave Georgia Southern a 23-20 lead with 1:27 left in the first half.

Travis Greene's 52-yard run to the Georgia Southern 7-yard line set up his 5-yard TD as Bowling Green reassumed the lead with just 36 seconds left in the first half.

Georgia Southern (9-4) picked up where it left off in the second half, but with Upshaw at quarterback. The Eagles scored on four straight possessions to pull away, aided by a pair of Bowling Green fumbles.

"Favian, he had the hot hand," McGee said. "He was reading the read-option real well. I thought we would go with him."

Upshaw capped the opening possession of the second half - a 14-play, 75-yard drive - with a 3-yard touchdown run as the Eagles took a 30-27 lead, and on the next possession, he ran 80 yards for a TD.

The game matched the team with the most rushing yards against the team with the most passing yards nationally during the 2015 season. Georgia Southern, which threw eight passes in the game, ran for 452 yards on 68 carries. Bowling Green QB Matt Johnson finished 15-of-34 for 246 yards with three first-half touchdowns and no interceptions. He entered the contest having averaged 361.5 passing yards per game in 2015. He was right on pace at halftime with 187.

Georgia Southern linebacker Antwione Williams was selected in the 2016 NFL Draft. Bowling Green did not have a player picked in the 2016 draft.